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08-20-2008, 08:50 AM
| | | | Electro-Harmonix Black Finger Settings Thread
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08-20-2008, 09:05 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: San Diego, California | | | Squash "on". |
08-20-2008, 02:11 PM
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Originally Posted by RCCollins  Squash "on". | anything else? |
08-20-2008, 02:16 PM
| | | | For decent Motown overdrive that's pretty close to a Bernadette without the Snakepit motherboard and LA2A-
Black finger: Lamp/Squash- 0-9:00 comp- pregain 3- post 12-3 into BJFE Blueberry: Vol12-tone 8-drive 2. Helps to have flats and sometimes to stick foam or a damp sponge under your bridge. Dig! |
08-20-2008, 04:36 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Dallas, TX | | | I liked the Black Finger, except for the noise. I hates me some noise, it had to go. I forget which setting it was, but one of the switches when turned a certain way, (maybe lamp/led), caused more noise than I could even bear. Don't do that.
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08-21-2008, 09:14 AM
| | | | Some settings are definitely noisier than others, especially when recording, but live I haven't really been bothered by noise. It's a fantastic pedal, and I use all manner of settings with my ric 4003. My 'always on' setting is lamp and no squash, but for ebow and slow tempo tunes I go for the lamp/squash setting. |
08-23-2008, 03:26 PM
| | | | Bump, I know more people have Black Fingers. |
08-24-2008, 12:41 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Long Island | | | sorry aqueous, i was away, ill post them tomorrow |
08-24-2008, 02:34 PM
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Originally Posted by rhcp32291 sorry aqueous, i was away, ill post them tomorrow | Thanks! No rush, I just wanted to know how to configure the pre and post gain knobs. |
08-24-2008, 02:43 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Dallas, TX | | | Oh, well for a start, set the overall level so it's the same volume whether the pedal is on or not. The input gain is trickier, 'cause it's different for different players/styles. I'd start with it at noon and adjust up or down with your ears. I found the higher the pregain, the warmer the tone came out, it's nice, just a little hissy.
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08-24-2008, 03:42 PM
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Originally Posted by RickenBoogie Oh, well for a start, set the overall level so it's the same volume whether the pedal is on or not. The input gain is trickier, 'cause it's different for different players/styles. I'd start with it at noon and adjust up or down with your ears. I found the higher the pregain, the warmer the tone came out, it's nice, just a little hissy. | So the input gain doesn't effect the overall volume? Also, my pedal is completely silent. |
08-24-2008, 04:17 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Dallas, TX | | | It will affect the overall volume to some degree, but not like the output stage will. If you tweak the input and get a volume spike, just turn down the post. If you got quiet, you got a great comp. I love it's tone.
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08-25-2008, 12:35 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Long Island | | sorry for the cell phone picture. dark comp knob is at 10 o clock 
Thats a lot of gain in my opinion and I use active basses. Thats also a low amount of compression so I get some slight overdrive, but its barely noticeable. Just warms my tone a little. And seriously I get pretty much no noise still. LOVE this pedal.
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08-25-2008, 07:36 AM
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Originally Posted by rhcp32291 sorry for the cell phone picture. dark comp knob is at 10 o clock
Thats a lot of gain in my opinion and I use active basses. Thats also a low amount of compression so I get some slight overdrive, but its barely noticeable. Just warms my tone a little. And seriously I get pretty much no noise still. LOVE this pedal. | Thanks! Have you ever tried it in the effects loop of your amp? |
08-25-2008, 09:53 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Long Island | | Quote:
Originally Posted by AqueousView11 Thanks! Have you ever tried it in the effects loop of your amp? | No Ive been lazy because it would be annoying to remove from my board, sorry! |
08-25-2008, 11:37 AM
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Originally Posted by rhcp32291 No Ive been lazy because it would be annoying to remove from my board, sorry! | I tried it both ways and can't tell the difference, and I'm not sure if I want Lamp/Squash or LED/Normal. |
08-25-2008, 01:26 PM
| | | | How often should the status light be going on? |
08-25-2008, 03:36 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Dallas, TX | | | It lights up any time the compressor squeezes down, so it could be alot if you've set it higher.
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08-25-2008, 04:05 PM
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Originally Posted by RickenBoogie It lights up any time the compressor squeezes down, so it could be alot if you've set it higher. | Is it not a good idea if you set it so it is almost always on? |
08-25-2008, 04:52 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Dallas, TX | | | That depends. If you set the comp to really squash everything, the light will be on alot. That's only bad if you didn't want to use that much compression. See?
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